Egg-carrier



(N0 ModeL) J. L. JOYGEL, EGG CARRIER.

No. 314,942. Patented Mar. 31, 1885.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOSEPH L. JOYCE, OF NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT.

EGG-CARRIER.

SPECIFICATION forming part t Letters Patent No. 314,942, dated March 31,1885. Application filed February 2, 1885. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JosErrr L. Jews, of New Haven, in the county of NewHaven and State of Connecticut, have invented a new Iniprovement inEgg-Carriers; and I do hereby declare the following, when taken inconnection with accompanying drawings and the letters of referencemarked thereon, to be afull, clear, and exact description of the same,and which said drawings constitute part of this specification, andrepresent, in-

Figure 1, a perspective view of aplate showing three rows of springs;Fig. 2, one of the Fig. 3, a section through the plate, showing twosprings introduced therein; Fig. 4, a reverse side of the plate.

This invention relates to an improvement in r the construction of boxesor crates, such as the transportation of eggs, the

employed for to construct the plates of the object being boX withspring-clasps to hold and support' 'the eggs,

each independent of the other, and make the construction such that thesprings may be introduced by machinery, and thereby greatly reduce thecost of the plates; and the invention consists in the arrangement ofseveral wire springs for each egg, the springs being bent to shape tograsp the egg between their free ends, their other end introducedthrough the plate and bent down on the reverse side, as a means forsecuring and supporting the spring, and as more fully hereinafterdescribed.

A represents asingle plate. I prefer to apply four springs to thesupport of each egg. These springs a are made from wire bent into shape,as seen in Fig. 2, their lower end, 1), straight and bent from the bodyof the spring, so as to form a shoulder, as at d. These ends b areintroduced through the plate, as seen in Fig. 3, the straight portion,which extends through the plate, bent back onto the plate, and asindicated in broken lines, Fig. 3, and as seen in Fig.4. The holethrough the plate to receive the ends of the springs should be such asto closely fit the springs, the shoulder d taking a bearing upon theupper side, and so that when the ends are turned back upon the reverseside of the plate the springs will be firmly held in place, and each inproper relation to the other, as seen in Fig. 1. Each set of springs isarranged in as close relation to the next as may be and permit the eggsto rest therein without one coming in contact with another. The springsare curved outward from their lower ends upward and inward, so as toembrace the egg. Their upper ends grasp above the largest diameter ofthe egg, as indicated in Fig. 1. The wire springs readily yield in theintroduction or removal of the eggs, yet are of sufficient strength toretain the egg in place under ordinary usage in transportation. By thusmaking the springs from wire and introducing one end through theplate,as a means for securing them to the 'plate, I am enabled toproduce the plates with the springs complete by automatic machinery,

which machine, however, constitutes no part of this present application.

The plate is best made from thin wood. The wire may be of smalldiameter, so that it is very light, and the plates with the springsattached are produced at a very small cost.

I have represented the plate and the springs thereon as arranged toreceive several rows of eggs, and this construction I prefer; but eachrow may be made 'a separate plate.

I do not wish to be understood as claiming, broadly, the plate havingsprings arranged thereon to embrace and hold eggs, as such, I am aware,is not new.

I am aware of Patent No. 253,697, and do not wish to be understood asclaiming anything therein shown or described; but

WVhat I do claim is- A plate having several sets of wire springsthereon, each set composed of several springs and each spring being asingle wire, one end of each of said springs inserted through the plateand bent down upon the reverse side, the projecting portion of the saidsingle springs bent outwardon the upper surface of the plate and curvedupward and inward, substantially as described.

JCS. L. JOYCE.

\Vitnesses:

JOHN E. EARLE, J 0s. 0. EARLE.

